UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, July 08, 2005

July 8: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.299 %
Standard deviation0.693
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 198412
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19843


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)5521858293
Avg. % change0.29%-0.079%0.35%-0.214%
Standard deviation % change1.0721.8911.2261.432
No. of times price has gone up13 12102
No. of times price has gone down611 82
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Europe Markets Open Higher After Bombings (AP)
World leaders pledge united front against terror after London blasts (AFP)
Europe Stocks Sag, Pound at 19-Month Low (AP)
Europe shares hit by blasts, end off lows (Reuters)
Dow Closes Up 32 Despite London Blasts (AP)
European markets sink after several explosions hit transit in London (Canadian Press)
Nasdaq and FTSE link up to launch indexes (Reuters)
European stock markets plunge on fatal London blasts (AFP)
European stocks set for sharp losses (FT.com)
FTSE 100 salutes 2012 Olympics victory (AFP)
A Neocon Torpedo May Miss Its Target (BusinessWeek Online)

On this day
1932 Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its depression low point of 41.22.

BBC - On This Day
1996: Seven slashed in school machete attack
Three young children and four adults are attacked by a man with a machete at an infant school in Wolverhampton.
1965: Ronald Biggs escapes from jail
Ronald Biggs who was serving a 30-year prison sentence for his part in the Great Train Robbery escapes from Wandsworth prison.
2003: Conjoined twins die in separation op
Conjoined Iranian twins who volunteered to go ahead with a major operation to separate them both die during surgery.
1971: British troops shoot Londonderry rioters
Two men are killed by the British army in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
2000: New Harry Potter most magical yet
The latest story about boy wizard Harry Potter breaks all publishing records.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 8

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